It shall be the duty of the Planning Director to administer the provisions of this chapter.

(§ 8, Ord. 86-623, eff. February 6, 1986)

The provisions of this chapter shall be enforced by any peace officer as defined in Chapter 4.5, Title 3 of Part 2 of the California Penal Code, Plumas County Code Enforcement Officers and by employees of the Department of Planning Building Services as designated by the Planning Director. Plumas County Code Enforcement Officers shall have the authority to issue citations and make arrests in the enforcement of Title 9. Violations may also be abated by civil actions instituted by the Office of the County Counsel.

(§ 8, Ord. 86-623, eff. February 6, 1986, as amended by § 1, Ord. 90-738, eff. November 1, 1990; § 1, Ord. No. 05-1036, adopted August 16, 2005)

A violation of any provision of Title 9 has the legal effect of being a civil wrong or inequity that is in the nature of a nuisance. Moreover, any person violating any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor or infraction, and may be charged with either a misdemeanor or an infraction in the discretion of the arresting officer. In addition, the Court shall be granted discretion to reduce a misdemeanor to an infraction if it determines such action is in the interests of justice. Provisions of this chapter may be enforced by any peace officer as defined by the California Penal Code, County Code Enforcement Officers authorized to issue citations and make arrests, and employees of the Department of Planning and Building Services as designated by the Director. The County may seek any and all enforcement remedies that the Director or his designees or County Code Enforcement Officers find appropriate and in the public interest to protect the health, safety and welfare of the People of Plumas County. After any person who is responsible for a violation of any provision in Title 9 has been given notice of the violation, and such person does not comply or otherwise correct the violation within the time prescribed in the notice, then from that day forward, the continuing violation shall be deemed to be a separate offense on each and every day that the violation persists. A person who knowingly commits or suffers the continuing violation shall be guilty of a separate offense each and every day that the violation persists.

(§ 8, Ord. 86-623, eff. February 6, 1986; § 1, Ord. No. 05-1036, adopted August 16, 2005)

Any use contrary to the provisions of this chapter shall be unlawful and is hereby declared to be a public nuisance which may be abated and enjoined by a court of competent jurisdiction which may grant such other relief as is just, including costs incurred by the County in the action and costs incurred by the County for the correction or removal of the violation. All abatement costs incurred by the County shall become a debt owed to the County by the owner of the property, and such debt may be recorded as a lien on the subject property.

(§ 8, Ord. 86-623, eff. February 6, 1986)

The headquarters of the ranger units of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection which administer State Responsibility Area fire protection in Plumas County shall be given reports of violations of those sections of this chapter which implement the SRA Fire Safe Regulations. Those sections are enumerated in Section 9-9.103 of Chapter 9 of Title 9 of this Code.

(§ 1, Ord. 91-762, eff. October 3, 1991)